Ingredients:

  • 12 oz lean summer sausage
  • 6 oz extra sharp white cheddar
  • 4 oz goat cheese log
  • 4 oz smoked gouda
  • 1 cup red seedless grapes
  • 1 cup persian cucumbers
  • 1/2 cup cornichons
  • 1/2 cup castelvetrano olives
  • 1 cup raw whole almonds
  • 2 oz whole grain seeded crackers
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

Instructions:

  1. Place bowls of olives and cornichons on opposite corners of the board to act as anchors. Place the goat cheese log in the center, drizzling it with honey and sprinkling with fresh thyme.
  2. Fan the summer sausage slices in a sweeping 'S' curve across the board. Nestle the cheddar cubes and gouda triangles against the sausage to create a cohesive visual flow.
  3. Tuck clusters of red grapes and cucumber rounds into the remaining open spaces. Scatter the whole almonds in the smallest gaps and arrange the seeded crackers along the outer perimeter.